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United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, after Israel announced its military was resuming "full force" operations in the Palestinian territory. "For those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need now?" asked Fletcher in a briefing where he detailed Israel's "inhumane" actions in Gaza to the council. "Will you act -- decisively -- to prevent genocide and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law?" SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump signals renewed trade tensions with China, arguing that Beijing "violated" a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when both sides appeared deadlocked in negotiations. "China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US," says Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform, hours after his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks were "a bit stalled." IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed at the official residence of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for a bilateral visit, a day after the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Tirana. IMAGES
Footage filmed from L'Estaque shows smoke drifting across the sea. The fire, which broke out late in the morning in Les Pennes-Mirabeau (Bouches-du-Rhône), a town bordering Marseille, has now reached France's second-largest city, according to a 4:00 pm alert issued by the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture. IMAGES
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